Bought Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Bought Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bought Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria151:1,286,7357,466
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Bought (135) may also be a first name.

Bought Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bought Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bought (Arabic: بشراء) is found in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Bought click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bought? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Bought is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Bought live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 797,647th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 135 people.

The surname Bought is most commonly used in Syria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,286,735. In Syria it is most prevalent in: Homs Governorate, where 73 percent reside and Aleppo Governorate, where 27 percent reside. Other than Syria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Bought Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bought has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bought surname declined 29 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bought Last Name Statistics demography

Bought earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.06% less than the national average, earning $24,139 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boughte920/
Boughts920/
Bught913/
Boght912/
Bouyaght869/
Vought832,002/
Baught8358/
Boughs8316/
Boight837/
Boyght831/
Bughte831/
Booght830/
Wought830/
Bougche772/
Voughth770/
Beaught770/
Voght73578/
Vught73115/
Baght7386/
Buugh7312/
Boghh7311/
Boghs737/
Bougd731/
Bughs731/
Wught731/
Boghj731/
Bughd731/
Bugch731/
Bogdt730/
Boujaghe711/
Beyoughe711/
Vaught6712,311/
Voight675,270/
Vooght67594/
Beight67301/
Booghs6782/
Boiget6778/
Boygeh6770/
Bhaght6735/
Bhughe6731/
Voeght6724/
Baughs6719/
Baughd6715/
Bouggy6715/
Waught6712/
Voyght6712/
Vughts6710/
Vuaght675/
Bugeeh675/
Baughe672/
Boungd672/
Booghe671/
Bogdtt671/
Bahght671/
Beughe671/
Baight670/
Vonght670/
Baughh670/
Woight670/
Wonght670/

Bought Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bought in the Arabic language
بشراءbshra-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bought
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